'The Rise of Phoenixes' Season 2 could still rectify the tragic ending and return the story to the novels

Shocking us all, 'The Rise of Phoenixes' took a completely different take on the ending from the novel 'Huang Quan' it is based on and separated our loved ones for good

'The Rise of Phoenixes' is the Chinese drama that came into existence in the Netflix library almost out of the collective minds of lovers of the periodic romance genre. For 70 episodes, we waited patiently for Ning Yi (Chen Kun) and Feng Zhiwei (Ni Ni) to weed out their issues, power through the political disparities that separate them and find their happily ever after with each other. After all, that is what happened in 'Huang Quan', the novel by Tianxia Guiyuan on which the show is based.

Spoiler Alert

Shocking us all, however, the C-drama took a completely different take on the subject and separated our loved ones for good.

GET THE BIGGEST ENTERTAINMENT STORIES
STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX.

MORE STORIES

Dave Bautista, who looks unrecognizable, began weight training in September after being cast as the Norse god, following Ryan Hurst’s exit from the series
2026-11-02T09:31:15.000Z
Tovah Feldshuh addresses reports of tension on the set of ‘Nobody Wants This’ after Adam Brody’s comments on the Israel-Gaza conflict
2026-11-02T09:21:34.000Z
The HBO period drama brings two unexpected faces to its carefully recreated 1880s New York setting
2026-11-02T07:37:24.000Z
Russell, played by Jensen Ackles, left at the end of Season 3 for an undisclosed assignment
2026-11-02T06:27:59.000Z
Here's everything we know about the Christmas-meets-murder-mystery TV series
2026-11-02T06:21:38.000Z
Gladys welcomes a son in the Season 4 premiere, but a postpartum hemorrhage leads to an emergency hysterectomy that changes her future
2026-11-02T06:06:43.000Z
'Marshals' Season 2 Episode 5 is out now and it finally reveals whether Kayce survived the bomb blast after the previous cliffhanger ending
2026-11-02T04:52:10.000Z
The Apple TV drama returns after a record-breaking first season that earned six Primetime Emmy Awards
2026-11-02T04:14:27.000Z
One of the new characters joining Season 2 may be connected to Andrea's arc
2026-11-02T03:14:22.000Z
Titus Welliver and Tom Bernardo address Harry Bosch’s future ahead of the MGM+ prequel.
2026-10-31T18:58:21.000Z